Macron Names Close Ally Lecornu New PM
PARIS: On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron elected Defense Minister and close ally Sebastien Lecornu as a new prime minister to solve a deepening political crisis while protests emerged in the coming days.
While choosing Lecornu 39, Macron, who fulfilled the replacement of the Francois Bayrou as the seventh premiere of his authority, was full of one of his closest allies instead of expanding the government’s political spectrum.
Macron told Lecornu to “consult the political forces represented in Parliament to” accept a budget for the nation and make agreements for the decisions of the coming months. “
In contrast, he thanked Lecornu Macron for his trust and greeted Bayrou for his “courage to defend his convicts to the end.”
“The president entrusted me to the task of building a government with a clear direction: the defense of our independence and power, the service of the French people and political and institutional stability for the unity of the country,” he said.
Only nine -month -old Bayrou, who survived, presented his resignation to Macron on Tuesday after the French Parliament overthrew the government with a vote of confidence.
The official overthrow of the power between Bayrou and Lecornu is expected to take place on Wednesday at noon.
The French President was badly slow in publishing a new prime minister in the past. However, this time, considering the risk of financial and political instability, it took less than one day.
“Emmanuel Macron is on the front to find a solution to the political crisis.” He said.
France’s borrowing costs, a measure of investor confidence was slightly higher than Italy, one of the debt delays of Europe on Tuesday.
“The President (in accordance with Lecornu) was convinced that an agreement is possible between the political forces, while respecting the conviction of each of them.” He said.
– ‘Sensitive’ –
Bayrou even blinded his allies by calling a vote of confidence in order to end a long stance on a bitch squeezing budget, which envisages a cost of approximately 44 billion euros ($ 52 billion) to reduce the debt of debt.
Finally, 364 deputies in the National Assembly voted for those who did not trust the government, but only 194 confidence.
Bayrou has been the sixth prime minister under Macron since the 2017 election and the fifth since 2022.
His predecessor Michel Barnier was shot down in December with an insecure vote.
The crisis is based on 2024 legal elections that resulted in a hanging parliament.
“Emmanuel Macron, a unprotected president,” Daily Le Monde said.
Macron, who pioneered the international diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s Ukrainian war, faced one of the leading internal decisions of his presidency.
Lecornu is a loyal supporter of Kiev for more than three years for Russia’s occupation of Ukraine for more than three years.
The most important for Macron is seen as a hidden but highly talented operator who has no ambition to be president.
Lecornu was overthrown to get the leading job in December, but eventually Bayrou had a strong armed to give him a chance.
– ‘with qualities’ –
In addition to political turmoil, France faces social tensions.
On Wednesday, a left -wing collective called “Everything Block” calls for action and called on the trade unions workers to strike on September 18th.
“I hope we can find agreements. I believe that there is a possibility of creating a project that satisfies what I call the national majority.” He said.
In the meantime, the 2027 presidential election remains completely open, analysts will have the chance to win the best right of the French. Macron was standing in the third period in 2027.
The hopes of the presidential candidate three times for the far -right national rally (RN) rely on the outcome of a appeal hearing on the conviction of a European Parliament for a false business deception in the beginning of the next year.
He described Lecornu’s appointment as “the last shot of macronism”.
The Socialist Party, which followed the prime minister’s position for him, condemned Macron’s decision not to include them, and faced the risk of “legitimate social anger and institutional dead end”.
However, former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on the right right was more optimistic. In his statement to TF1 television, Lecornu has the qualities of “discussion” with other parties and “finding an agreement”.
